By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) There has been an unenforced loophole in China’s App Store that has allowed developers to funnel in-app payments to external payment processors, and Apple is reportedly leaning on Tencent and ByteDance to make it stop.iPhone 16 Pro is expected to see a super cycle, driven by China salesApple had reportedly blocked ByteDance from updating Douyin — essentially TikTok in China unless it prevents developers from having users pay outside the App Store. It hasn’t quite gone that far with Tencent, but it has issued a warning that it must do the same for external links in mini-games, or it will block WeChat updates.For the latter, a Friday report from Bloomberg claims that Apple wants Tencent to shut down in-game chat between mini-game creators and players, which has been key to steering players off the App Store to pay. And, reportedly, Apple is talking to the developers of those games directly as well. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) A new rumor further confirms that both models of the iPhone 16 Pro will get a battery capacity increase, with one of the pair getting a notably larger boost than the other.A battery being taken out of an iPhone [Apple]It’s been rumored that the iPhone 16 Pro will get a new metal-encased battery. The reasons for this are said to be threefold — potentially better cooling, increased energy density, and a new way to break the glue holding the battery down.And now, a generally reliable leaker has reiterated one rumor about the iPhone 16 Pro, and reported a new one. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) The popular $299 iPad 10th Generation promotion at Amazon is back for August 2024, making it a great option for back-to-school shoppers.Get an iPad 10th Gen for just $299.99 at Amazon.Amazon’s back-to-school Apple sale includes a return of Prime Day pricing on the iPad 10th Generation, which is marked down to $299.99 in the standard 64GB Wi-Fi configuration.Buy for $299.99 Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Delta’s CEO has decried Microsoft as a particularly vulnerable platform while implying Apple is much more sound.When a faulty update crippled the internet in mid-July, causing everything from point-of-purchase to flight management to grind to a halt, many companies began looking for someone to blame. And that blame largely fell on Microsoft and security firm CrowdStrke.Some of the loudest affected companies were flight companies, such as American Airlines, United, and Delta, who needed ground flights until their systems came back online.In a new interview on CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’, Delta CEO Ed Bastian has spoken out against Microsoft while simultaneously praising Apple. When asked if Delta would reconsider how it used Microsoft in the future, Bastian had this to say: Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple’s third-quarter financial results have improved considerably compared to 2023, with sales figures across every aspect of the company beating Wall Street expectations.Apple CEO Tim CookApple has disclosed its quarterly financial results for Q3 2024, and it has beaten expectations by a considerable margin. Typically the quietest quarter in the year, the figures have been buoyed by the prospect of Apple Intelligence, among other inbound changes this fall.The figures landed ahead of the usual conference call with investors and analysts, hosted by CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri. The pair are anticipated to offer more detail about the numbers and its global business. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple has updated its App Review Guidelines to allow PC emulators to offer downloads of games, a move that could improve the state of emulation in the App Store.An example of an emulator on an iPhoneIt’s been three months since Apple revised its App Review Guidelines to enable emulators into the App Store. While there have been a lot of emulators introduced to the store, another set of rule changes could allow even more to work on the iPhone and iPad.Advised through Apple’s Developer site, the August 1 update affects elements within the 4.7 section of the App Review Guidelines, which deals with streaming games and game emulators, among others. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew Orr) Apple has filed a motion to dismiss the Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit, saying the case lacks a legal foundation.Apple defends business practices in motion to dismiss DOJ lawsuitThe DOJ, along with several states, has accused Apple of monopolistic practices, particularly concerning its iPhone and related ecosystem. The lawsuit alleges that Apple’s control over its App Store and certain iPhone features has stifled competition and harmed consumers.The DOJ’s case is supported by multiple states that have joined the suit, reflecting a significant collective legal effort against the company. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Google is rolling out a trio of new features for the Chrome browser in macOS, aiming to improve your web-surfing experience using AI.Google Chrome iconGoogle has already demonstrated its AI in a variety of areas, with Gemini being its big effort to take on ChatGPT and Apple Intelligence. Now, Google’s bringing some of those AI smarts to Chrome.Announced via a blog post on Thursday, Chrome for macOS will be gaining three new AI-based features. The three are intended to make search easier, both online and within your history. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple Vision Pro introduced new ways of controlling apps through gestures, but it appears that Apple wants to extend that to controlling any device it makes.Proposed hand movements controlling an iPadBefore the Apple Vision Pro, if you gestured at a computer, it was to be rude. With the Apple Vision Pro, though, Apple introduced a whole collection of gestures from how to move windows and resize documents.They are some of the finest elements of the visionOS in Apple Vision Pro, and it’s remarkable how complete they seem. This is a whole set of gestures where once you’ve been shown then, they all feel so natural that it’s impossible to imagine alternatives — or that they are so new. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Formerly a must-have social app, Twitter for Mac is no longer visible in the Mac App Store, but you could still use the X iPad app on Apple Silicon.Twitter icon, pre-XThe Elon Musk era’s changing of Twitter to X has seemingly claimed another victim. This time, it’s the Twitter app made for macOS.Spotted by developer “Vedant” on X, the Twitter app for Mac is not visible in the Mac App Store. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
